Improvement in cooking-stoves



i H. BROWN.' Cooking Stove.

Patenied Nov. V3, 1868),

v V @Ww/z N. PETERS. Piwl Massese staatl @tibia HARVEY BROWN, OF HARLE M, New YORK.

Lac/rs Patent No. vsacas, dmc Nambe) 3, 186s. f

INIPROVEMNT IN COOKING-STOVES.`

To all whom 'it ma/y concern:

, Beit known that I, HARVEY BROWN, of Harlem, in the county of New York, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cook- Stoves; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,\. and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, formingpart of this specification, iu which- Figure 1 is afront elevation of my invention, partly in section.

Figure 2 is a side view of the-same.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

This invention relates to a new andimproved cookstove, and has for its object simplicity of construction, facility in adjusting the several parts together' and taking them apart, the obtaining oi' an oven of large capacity in proportion to the dimensions ofthe stove, economy fuel,the preservation of the fire-chamber from heat, and general adaptability for household-use.

In the accompanying sheet vof drawings, A repre-4 sents the Ybase of the stove, which base is of oblong form, and provided with pendent projections or feet, ax, This lbase may project vout from the body of the stove, 'entirely around, or at-its front only, to form a suitable hearth-plate. I do not confine myself to any particular shape or configuration of the base.

Upon the base, A, there are secured, or cast with it, four cleats, a, slightly elevated at one end, to admit of corresponding cleats, b, being iitted under them, the cleats b being attached to or cast with the lside plates C ofthe body of the stove. (See iig. 2.) The cleats b may be prevented from sliding out rom underneath the cleats a by means of pins, d.

The body of the stove is of quadrilateral form, composed of the upright sides o c, and front and rear upright platese e, the lower ends of the plates o ekbeing connected by notched cleats, f, hookinginto each other, as shown in both figures, and the upper parts of the side plates o o have plates or lugs, g, attached near each end, and through which horizontal bolts, h, pass.

By this means the upright plates of the body of the stove are firmly connected together, and the body of the stove secured to the'base. Y

The upper part ofthe stove, above the upright plates c e, is ofilaring form, and composed of two side plates, 'i c', andv `front' and rear plates, jj, connected at-their upper parts by cleats, k, hooking or catching into eachl other. rlhe lower parts of the Haring side plates i i are connected with the plates or lugs g, through which the bolts h pass.

The bolts h are directly underneath lips, l, which extend nearly the whole Width of the upright end plates e o. y

'lhe side and end plates, t' t', jj, oi' the stove have such` an inclination that the space included between their upper edges will be equal in area Vto twice the area of a horizontal section of the lower part of the stove. l

B represents the lire-box of the stove, which is cast or otherwise made separately from the body of the stove, and rests upon a grate,0. A space, m, is allowed between `the lire-box and the plates c c, c e, .to admit of air passing up between, into the top part of the stove.

This current of air prevents the lire-box from burning out, and at the same time feeds lthe upper part of the flame with oxygen, and insures the consumption of the inflammable gases in the upper part of the stove, the iiaring form or which gives the upper part of the stove sufficient capacity to utilize a large volume of heat.

D represents the top plate of the stove, which is tted on the tops of the sides ande11dst'fi,j`j, and may be secured in position by cleats.

.,lhis top plate is provided with holes and lids, so that the ordinary cooking-utensils be used for boiling, stewing, 85e. A

The oven is on the top of the stove, and it consists of a rack, E, covered with a box, F, of sheet or castiron. The former material would probably be -preferable.

The rack E is composed of two upright plates, connected together by a series of parallel slats', and is of sufficient size to lit with easy contact within the box F.

In Vusing the oven, the rack is first placed upon the top of the stove, with the article to be cooked upon it, and 'then covered' withthe box F.

By this arrangement, the article is raised above the stove about midway of the box, in which position it receives the heat om the plate D, and that radiated from the top ofthe box, in about equal proportions. v

The upper flaring part of the stove admits of an oven of large capacity being used, as will be fully understood by referring to figs. l and- 2.v

G is the ash-pit door, which is iitted and works between guides, 'n n, at the front side of the stove, and H is a spring, attached to one of said guides, and provided, at its lower end, with a projection, o, to fit intoany of a series of perforations in the door Gr.

By this arrangement, more or less airmay be admitted to the fire-box, as required, or the draught shut entirely oii, With the greatest facility.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The cleats a b, attached respectively to the sides c o 'of the body of the stove, and the base, A, for the purpose of securing the body of the stove to its base, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination of the hooked cleats f k with the lugs g and bolts h, for the purpose of securing to gether the plates o c, e e, 'L z', jj of the stove, substantially as set forth.

3. The pins d, or their equivalents, in combination 5. The combination of the upper Haring or inclined with the cleats a b, arranged substantially as and' for plates 11 i, jj, of the stove, with the upright plates c c, the purpose specified. v e e, of the lower part of the same, when used in con 4. The oven, placed upon the top of the stove., connection with the rack E and cover F, substantially as sisting of elevated rackE, covered with the closed box and for the purpose 'set forth.

F, whereby the article to be cooked is raisedabove the HARVEY BROWN. stove, to 4receive the heat from the plate D, and that Witnesses: radiated om the top of the box, in about equal pro- FRANK BLOCKLEY,

portions, as herein shown and described. ALEX. F. ROBERTS. 

